Production
Cyanuric chloride is prepared in two steps from hydrogen cyanide via the intermediacy of cyanogen chloride, which is trimerized at elevated temperatures over a carbon catalyst:
- HCN + Cl2 → ClCN + HCl
- 3 ClCN → (ClCN)3
In 2005, approximately 200,000 tonnes were produced.
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